# NTSB LAX80DUG53: Cessna 172, N5285H, Needles, CA, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1936  80/8/15    NEEDLES,CA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5550
        TIME - 1240                    N5285H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEEDLES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPANISH FORK,UT            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DIDN'T HOLD BRAKES AS INSTRUCTED.HUGHES 500C,N9147F,SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5285H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285H), registered now, S/N 17265395, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A4M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (registry code 42276, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Needles Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800815035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815035989A), Aug 15, 1980: Cessna 172M, Needles, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot hand-propped airplane without qualified person at controls. Airplane collided with parked helicopter.

## Other investigations on N5285H (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA169), May 12, 2007: Cessna 172M (N5285H), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB DEN76FTM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM43), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna 172M (N5285H), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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